hiếm hoi

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === -oi reduplication (A tone) of hiếm. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hiəm˧˦ hɔj˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [hiəm˦˧˥ hɔj˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [him˦˥ hɔj˧˧] === Adjective === hiếm hoi having few or no children (after being married for a long time); sterile rare; infrequently encountered